Developmental Centers for Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology (P20) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement RFA-DK-12-022, titled "Developmental Centers for Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology (P20)," was designed to support the creation of developmental research centers focused on benign (non-cancer) urologic conditions. The central goal of the program is capacity-building: it aims to bring together interdisciplinary teams and help them mature into cohesive groups that can generate strong, integrative research projects in benign urology. Rather than funding multiple unrelated projects under one umbrella, each Developmental Center under this FOA is restricted to a single scientific project, with the expectation that the project will be shaped by collaboration across disciplines and will set the stage for future, more expansive research efforts.

A key structural requirement is that every funded Developmental Center must include two major components in addition to the single Scientific Project: an Administrative Core and an Educational Enrichment Program. The Administrative Core is meant to provide the organizational backbone needed to run the Center effectively, coordinate activities, manage timelines and reporting, and ensure that the different parts of the Center work together smoothly. The Educational Enrichment Program is intended to strengthen the pipeline and skill base around benign urology research by supporting activities such as training, mentoring, seminars, workshops, or other structured educational opportunities that broaden interdisciplinary expertise and help investigators develop the knowledge and collaborations needed to advance the field.

Another defining feature of this opportunity is its close relationship with the George M. O'Brien Urology Cooperative Research Centers Program (U54; referenced as RFA-DK-12-009). The P20 Developmental Centers were intended to work in coordination with that U54 cooperative network, suggesting an emphasis on collaboration, harmonization of research directions, and leveraging shared expertise or resources. In practical terms, applicants would be expected to position their Center so it can interact productively with the O'Brien Urology Centers, aligning developmental work with broader program goals and benefiting from a cooperative research environment.

From an administrative and funding standpoint, this was a discretionary NIH grant opportunity in the activity area associated with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under CFDA 93.847 (Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research). The FOA was posted on November 5, 2012, with an application due date of February 27, 2013, and it was later archived on March 30, 2013. The estimated total program funding listed was $1,000,000, and the award ceiling was $200,000. The announcement specified that cost sharing or matching was not required, meaning applicants were not obligated to provide institutional matching funds as a condition of receiving an award.

Eligibility for this FOA was broad and included a wide range of organization types. Eligible applicants included public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (with and without 501(c)(3) status), state, county, city, township, and special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, small businesses, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The eligibility language also explicitly included many categories of mission-driven and community-centered institutions and entities, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), along with faith-based or community-based organizations and eligible federal agencies. Notably, non-U.S. entities were also eligible: foreign organizations and foreign institutions could apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations were eligible, and foreign components as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement were allowed, signaling NIH openness to international participation where appropriate.

Overall, the P20 Developmental Centers mechanism in this FOA was meant to be a targeted, structured way to develop interdisciplinary benign urology research teams through a focused single project, supported by strong administrative coordination and a deliberate educational/training element, while staying connected to the larger George M. O'Brien Urology Cooperative Research Centers ecosystem. The full announcement was made available through the NIH grants website at the provided link, and the NIH Office of Extramural Research webmaster contact was listed for technical access or linking issues.

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